Posted on 01/12/2009 7:56:43 AM PST by BGHater
For most dogs, it would be temptation beyond endurance.
But for Yoko the labrador, being teased by a cat is all in a day's work.
Sixteen-month-old Yoko is a pupil at the Guide Dogs charity's training school, where Leo the tabby is a key member of staff.
Either Leo or his sister Nina is placed in a dog's way to see if it will be distracted or, even worse, try to chase its tormentor up a tree.
If, as in Yoko's case, there is no reaction, then the pupil will pass with flying colours. An aggressive response suggests that the dog will not make the grade because it could not be trusted not to abandon its owner.
Leo and Nina arrived as kittens eight years ago at the school in Woodford Green, Essex.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
1) No pussyfooting: Leo makes paw contact
2) High-tailing it: He walks disdainfully past
3) Eye to eye: He challenges Yoko to react
4) It's a rollover: Leo lies down on the job
5) Congratulations, you passed: Despite all Leo's efforts, Yoko failed to react
Yoko is a dog.
"You do realize once the guy with the camera is gone, you're toast."
That is just adorable.
If they tried that with my 3 dogs it would not only be an epic fail, but a three way tug of war...with the cat being used as the rope. I’ve never seen a cat get past my normally mild-mannered and extremely loving dog Bubba, who transforms into a psycho killer when he sees one.
That dog is much sexier and likelier a much better singer than the only other Yoko I know.
“likely”
Depends on the dog. I once owned a sweet standard unneutered male dachshund who met his first cat when he was 3 years old. He decided that the cat was a very odd looking dog and they became best friends. I can still remember how she’d rub up against his neck and chest like they were human ankles. The dachshund would stand very still , with his neck craned to give her as much room as he could, his eyes all big and soft and happy...And dachshunds are a hunting breed with a built in instinct for attacking prey, prey being any animal that’s smaller and noncanine. He definitely went after rodents and squirrels...But he accepted cats as fellow canines and loved them, even though he wasn’t raised with one as a puppy (usually a prerequisite for canine/feline friendship).
I havn’t found anything on the newest legislation=HB2833 Arizona, tagging and taxing ammunition. see http://ammunitionaccountability.org/legislation.htm==they are coming in the back way to take your guns.
Thanks, Slings and Arrows
That was a great thread on Leo and Yoko.
My black lab is a sweetheart.
Ping.
I think you made a wrong left turn two streets back.......LOL!
You’re welcome. Most labs are sweeties.
Doggie ping!!!
But they have their differences. Nifi thinks of the head of the bed as 'hers' and if Shelley tries to come up and lie there she will bristle and meow, and the dog backs down.
But if Nifi tries to take (or even sniffs) Shelley's food or treat or bone, she gets a snarl and a quick 'air snap'.
And the younger Lab Ruby thinks nothing is more fun than running Nifi all over the house. But when she catches her, all she does is give her a bath. 'OMG! Dog Spit! Unclean! Unclean! Now I gotta bathe all over -- TWICE!'
I bet if Yoko ran for it, Leo would be after her like ugly on a warthog. But of course both my Labs are hunters and their prey drive is off the charts.
Thank you! I enjoyed the story and pictures very much.
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